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Pearl Mills of WoE Local Enterprise Partnership sets out the services offered to businesses to help meet their skills gaps and how to access matched funding for new jobs/emnployees.
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WE ARE LOW CARBON SKILLS
West of England Local Enterprise Partnership
Driving Growth through Skills
Working together, business and councils are supporting economic growth and attracting new jobs and investment to Bath, Bristol, Weston-super-Mare and the surrounding countryside.
Pearl Mills – Skills Adviser for the Low Carbon Sector
WE WILL LISTEN
WE ARE A PRIVATE/PUBLIC PARTNERSHIP THAT IS GROWING THE ECONOMY OF THE BRISTOL & BATH CITY REGION.
– SKILLS– MANAGING FUNDS– INWARD INVESTMENT– PLACE & INFRASTRUCTURE– MARKETING
The LEP Skills Team are here to help you
WE HAVE A BRIGHT FUTURE
Our Objectives
Focus
•More skilled people in target areas
Volume
•Increase number of appropriately skilled entrants into labour market
Partnership
•Closer and more responsive relationship with local providers
WE HAVE A BRIGHT FUTURE
• Skills Review of the business – issues/gaps /opportunities
• Identify apprenticeship opportunities, funding and help recruit the best
• Design future training for business in partnership• Identifying New Talent – Graduate and work
experience opportunities• Inspiring & Enthusing Young People – work with
schools
Skills Support
WE HAVE A BRIGHT FUTURE
FUNDING
Growth Fund:
• Grants up to £80k for any activity provided it is new and additional
• New job creations required (1 per £20,000 of grant)• Private sector investment required – ideally £4 for each
£1 of grant sought.• All expenditure must be incurred before the end of the
2014/15 financial year.
www.westofenglandlep.org.uk
WE HAVE A BRIGHT FUTURE
Apprenticeships:
• AGE Grants for 16 -24 yrs of £1,500 up to 10 provided it is new and additional.• Funding recently extended to 2015/2016• Government is committing an extra £20 million over 2 years to
support higher level apprenticeships – Part fund with the employer.
Internships• £500 from Uni and £500 from you for an 8 week part-time
internship• £1,000 from Uni and £1,000 from you for an 8 week full-time or
16 week part-time internship• £1,500 from Uni and £1,500 from you for a 12 week full-time or
24 week part-time internship
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